Designation |
NGC 6005, Bennett 72 |
Object type |
Open cluster |
Coordinates |
15h 56 min - 57°
26' Norma (Nor) |
Description |
Only one degree from NGC 5999
this rather inconspicuous open cluster also lies in a dense part of the
Milky Way in Norma. Dreyer states that the individual stars shine at
mag 16. Others say they shine a mag 11.8 and fainter. Overall
magnitude is 10.7.
The field of view is 37 x 25 arc minutes.
North is down (180°).
|
Exposure |
NRGB 27:9:9:9 min @ -20°C
; all exposures unbinned, no filter on luminance |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000 with Astronomik
Type 2 filterset - selfguided |
Optics |
RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien
@ f/9
(prime focus) |
Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta 11,
Adobe
Photoshop CS |
Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 20Jul2006 @
02:00
UTC |
Conditions |
Transparency 8/10, Seeing
6-7/10, Temperature
+ 14°C |